Wire-screen frame.



, H. M. CARROLL.

WIRE SCREEN FRAME. APPLICATION FILED OCT- 30. 1 916.

1,250,429. I Patented Dec.'18, 191

Witnesses ZMtk/Wl Attorney 1*,25o,429; z p p 1 i n ai nineao t be iaaieie. seri'aino, 128,563.

To all ahomama'y Be known h ir. i -fet h a citizen of thefUn ited' States, res ding l San Antonio, in the county ojf 'B eX'ar and State of Texas, have invented a new and use,-

. I ful Wire-Scre'en Frame, of whichfthe jfollow:

ing is a specificatioil- The -presfent invention appertains generally 'to scre'ens, andaims to pro'vi de a novel and improved foldable screenadapted to stand across the doorwayor other-object, and adapted to behingedtoa door,wall or r: sl pers wh e th s reen; a e folded against said support when not 1n use a,

and supported in folded position.

Another object of the invention is the-provision .of a screen frame having novel means for applying and removing the cloth or wire mesh panels, whereby the panels'can be re-.

moved for cleaning or replacement. I p

, It is also the object of the invention to provide a device of the nature indicated which 1s slmple and lnexpenslve 1n construe? tion, and practlcal and convenlent in use.

\Vith the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the descrlption proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed can be made. Within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

panying drawing, wherein The invention is illustrated in the accom- Figure l is an elevation of the frame as applied to a door to extend across the doorway, one of the panels being removed.

Fig. 2 is a fragmental perspective view illustrating one ofthe hinge members for hingedly connecting the sections of the frame. I

The frame, as illustrated, is composedof three hinged sections, although any suitable number of sections can be used, and each section comprises an upright rectangular auxiliary wire frame having the standards'l connected at their upper ends by a yoke or cross piece 2. The lower ends ofthe standards 1 of'one section provides feet 3 to rest upon the floor, and said standards are connected adjacent to the feet by a cross piece 4' terminally secured to said standards. .Each of the standards 1 of the other framesis pro: vided at its lower end with a cross piece" WIRE-SCREEN FRAME.

'1 Specification of Letters Patent.

' P ented Pee- 81i the panel, .whiclnmay be of cloth, Wire mesh h e e fl a l'ie eech freme iPrQ:

vided near its upperandlower ends with relatively. short rodslsecured. rigidlysto. one

standard 1, and with opposite relatively long resilient rodsS secured 'rigidlyto the other standard,'said rods 7 and 8 being arranged; in pairs, and PI'OJBCtlllg toward one another,

in alinementk Tubular members 9 of shorter length than the rods 8 are provided'to fit upon the pairs of rods,.and saidtubular members are disposed within the upper and I lowerhems 11 with whichthe panel 10 is provided. To apply the panel, the tubular members 9 which are withinthe hems 11 are slipped longltudinallyonto the rods 8, which are sprung to one side, and the members 9" can then be slid partially from the rods 8 3 I onto the rods 7, as seen at the lower end of i B5 rods 7 and 8 are thus held in alinement and r v the right hand frame sectionin Fig. 1. The

in rigid position, whereby the panel is held taut between the cross pieces provided by the rods 7 and 8 in connection with the members 9. To remove the panel, it is only necessary to slide the members 9 back onto the rods 8, and then withdraw the members 9' from said rods by springing said rods to-one side. This. enables the panels to be readily removed for purpose of cleaning or repair, or' to enable the panels tobe replaced by.

others.

It is desirable to hinge the outer'standards I 1 of one end frame to thefsupport, whereby thescreen will not be blown. over or'knocked down accidentally. Thus, saidstandard can be hinged, as at 12,.to a door 13 or other support, and when the screen-is notused,

the sections thereof can be folded together against the door or support, and the respective standard 1 being ,slidable vertically aswell as rotatable in the bearingsyl2, en-

ables the foldedscreen to beraised oif of a the floor, and the cross pieces .or yokes 2 can. :1 beengaged over a supporting element 145 the door or support tohang'the I carried by screen up.

The sections of the screen are hinged together by means of S-shaped hinge members 6 pivotally embracing the'adjacent standards of the screen sections, reference being had I connecting one section with the support, and

means for hanging the sections or the folded frame, when slid upwardly, from the support. 1

i 2; A screen frame having pairs of memleer-s projecting toward one another, members adapted to be slipped onto certain of said members and then slipped partially there- Goflea of, this patent may be obtained for from onto the other members, and a panel having hems inclosing said members and supported thereby.

3. A screen frame having two pairs of rods projecting toward one another, one rod of each pair being relatively short and' thge other being relatively long and resilient,

tubular members" longer than said short rods adapted to he slipped onto the relatively long rods and then slipped partially therefrom onto the relatively short rods, and a panel ha'v'ino hems inclosingfsaid rods and tubular mein ers.

. In testimony that I 01am thefer'eg-Qinga my own, I have hereto afiiXed my signature in the presence of twowitne'sses'.

HOUSTON MONROE CARROLL. I Witnesses: 7

J. E. CARROLL, H. M. CARROLL, Jr.

five cents each, by addressing t 1e"0om1'nissionerof Patents... Washington, 11.13. I 

